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Floods & storms, 1920

709 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 36

Fears of Floods. Murray River Rising

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 6

ALBURY, Thursday.--It has rained here steadily for 12 hours, registering up to 150 points. Higher up the Murray River 2in. have been recorded. It is expected that this will…

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Doctor's Pluck. Swims Flooded River Twice. Solicitude for Patient

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 5

COONABARABRAN, Thursday.--A plucky feat was performed by Dr. Noel Docker last Saturday night. Dr. Docker received an urgent call to…

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Turkey After the War Still a Storm Centre Allies in Asia Minor

The Sun · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 3

The writer of this article was formerly attached to the Topographical Section of Australian Corps Headquarters. He visited Turkey toward the end of March, 1919, as a member of the party under Mr. K. W. Bean, the Australian was correspondent, which was…

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Political Strategy. Storm in the House. Labor Party Caught. Mr. Ryan's Counter - Move

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The Government, exercising its ingenuity to side - track the censure motion which It had. successfully frustrated on Thursday, met the House of Representatives…

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"Only Move Possible" General Dyer's Spirited Defence Amritsar the Storm Centre Debate Opened in Commons London, July 8

The Sun · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 5

A White Paper was issued yesterday giving the defence of General Dyer, in view of the debate on tho Hunter report to take place in the House of…

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From Drought to Flood

The Methodist · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 7

THE fickleness of our Australian climate has again been shown in the rapid transition in several of the interior districts of New South Wales from a condition of drought to one of flood. The warm…

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The '90 Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 7

The immense body of water now moving through, the various branches of the Darling watershed, thence to find its way down the Barwon and Darling Rivers in pitiless, though…

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The Floods. Wee Waa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 14

The extent of the damage caused by the flood in the north-west, although not fully known, is sufficiently great to represent a calamity. From a reliable source a report…

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Flood Losses. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 14

Sir,—I notice in last Saturday's "Herald' a report that I have lost a thousand, sheep in the flood. I have no idea where you could have got this information, because up till the…

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Darling Still Rising. Flood Warnings Issued

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 16

BROKEN HILL, Friday -- police Inspector Gumley has received the following telegram from Sergt. Hinde, of Wlicannia:-- "Postmaster, Bourke, advises that there is…

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Flood Effects on Railways

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 July 1920 · page 2

The Railway Department reports the condition of the railways at the points mentioned :—Craboon-Coolah : All traffic on this line is still suspended, and it…

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Aftermath of Floods Mud-covered Feed COONAMBLE

The Sun · Sunday 11 July 1920 · page 4

Matters are returning to normal in this town, though more damage to buildings and bridges, &c., is being now revealed…

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Novel Storm Anchor

The Sun · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 3

A makeshift anchor for vessels in distress tried some years ago consisted of two canvas bags 4ft. wide in the mouth, and 5ft. deep. In the…

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The Floods. Waters Thirty Miles Wide. Three Rivers Junction. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 7

Information was to hand this afternoon in regard to the state of the rivers up stream. The flood is said to be within a foot of the 1890 flood. In Brewarrina the river is still…

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The Floods Relief for Homeless

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

The Chief Secretary. Mr. Dougle [?] to-day that he had caused Club to be [?] for the home [?]…

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Scattered Showers. Floods in the Darling

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 7

Daring the last few days there has been very little rain in New South Wales—fortunately for many districts. Following is the rain registered for the four days ended…

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Flood Losses

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 3

Mr. Thos. P Austin, Cobborah Estate, Cobborah, writes to the "Herald:— "I notice in list Saturday's Herald…

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Anxious Times at Bourke. Darling in Flood. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 9

A public meeting was held this morning, the Mayor presiding, regarding the food. It was largely attended by the townspeople. The consensin of opinion was that the up river…

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Oceania Vance in a Gale. Bound to Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 4

Further particulars have been received from San Francisco in connection with the American three-masted schooner Oceania Vance, which was…

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Flood Time

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 8

The women of the west, and other parts of the State, have been experiencing a trying time during the past fortnight. The floods that have occurred, caused by the…

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